"Misuse or theft prohibited by law".
warning printed on a milk-carrying container at the.
"prohibited" intrigued me, so when I got home I looked.
it up in Reader's Digest's Great Encyclopedic.
Dictionary. I found two definitions: "1. To forbid,.
especially by authority or law; interdict." and "2. To.
prevent or hinder.". (1077) Now, which definition was.
being used in the warning? Was is possible to forbid.
misuse or theft by passing a law? Certainly it was.
Was is possible to actually prevent misuse or theft by.
passing a law? Well, not totally. If somebody was a.
moral, upright, and law abiding citizen he would.
probably not misuse or take the container. In fact,.
such a person would probably not have misused or taken.
it in the first place. On the other hand, if the.
person in question did not have such a desirable world.
view, if he, in fact, did not care if it was right or.
wrong, or if he had malicious intent, then a law would.
not necessarily prevent him from misusing or taking.
the carton. He might be dissuaded if he knew he would.
get caught and would suffer consequences. If, however,.
he did not think that he would get caught, or he knew.
that he would not suffer any consequences, then why.
would he care? .
On this thought I would like to turn your attention to.
the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United.
States of America and the directly related and very.
relevant subject, that of gun control. I think that.
you will see a connection. .
Let us begin with the question, "What does the.
amendment mean?". It was concerning this question that.
award-winning author, president of SoftServ.
Publishing, and founder of the Committee to Enforce.
the Second Amendment, J. Neil Schulman contacted Roy.
Copperud. (Shulman 4) Roy Copperude is, among other.
things, a 30 year veteran newspaper writer, a 17 year.
veteran professor of journalism at USC, and author of.
the award-winning book American Usage and Style: The.
Consensus. (1) Schulman compiled several questions on.
